Philip Wilson

Philip Wilson (2 October 1950-) was the Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia from 2001 to 2018, succeeding Leonard Faulkner and preceding Gregory O'Kelly.

Biography
Philip Wilson was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia in 1950, and he entered the Catholic priesthood in 1975. In 1983, he became parish priest of Maitland, and he was appointed Bishop of Wollongong by Pope John Paul II in 1996. In 2000, Pope John Paul appointed Wilson Archbishop of Adelaide, as he was praised by many for restoring the credibility of the Catholic Church in Australia by apologizing to victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic clergymen. However, he was later accused of mishandling the reported sexual abuse of children, as he failed to report child sex abuse allegations. On 3 July 2018, he was sentenced to 12 months detention, and Pope Francis appointed Gregory Kelly as his successor.